tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post8536350073382151828..comments2023-10-04T04:05:26.777-07:00Comments on Adventures In Writing: How Was It For You?Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-35642112952184210532010-05-17T23:26:35.506-07:002010-05-17T23:26:35.506-07:00I think they become easy if we decide to not worry...I think they become easy if we decide to not worry AT ALL about quality. I think it's when we get all critical and precious that they get tricky. We should be more blue collar about our work: sit down, do the work, clock in, clock out. Great post!LARCHMONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484862915577134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-89405343238117147862010-05-15T07:55:49.544-07:002010-05-15T07:55:49.544-07:00My first drafts are complete crap and I enjoy writ...My first drafts are complete crap and I enjoy writing them because I can just spew it out. <br /><br />Really enjoyed your post! Hope you're having a great weekend.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-2999813630878118632010-05-15T06:04:24.511-07:002010-05-15T06:04:24.511-07:00I still have problems at times of letting go and j...I still have problems at times of letting go and just writing. I always want my writing to be technically perfect. My writing instructor has told me that I don't give free rein to my inner madman. For some people, it's harder than it looks.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864934440190894300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-46928203596090375942010-05-15T01:47:36.502-07:002010-05-15T01:47:36.502-07:00Carole. This is why I love blogging, never alone i...Carole. This is why I love blogging, never alone in the feelings. :) Hugs too. <br /><br />MissV. I love that idea - the MS is a piece of clay. :)<br /><br />Jaydee. Great insights, and remember, don't quit. :)<br />Jen. I agree, the euphoria is amazing...then the revisions start and it's hard. Hopefully the same feeling returns at the end of each stage too. :)<br /><br />Mayowa. I think learning from writing is a realy important skill. I think we grow, and develop, as a writer each time we go through revisions etc. <br /><br />Angela. Oh so true, the pain of changes is hard. I think sometimes it flows really well for the first draft. Lets see how we go with another MS. :)<br /><br />Elana. *blush.* Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. :)<br /><br />CQG. I'm with you. Sometimes we have to just see it through and revise slowly, even if we know it's not what we started with. It's better. :)<br /><br />Danyelle. I'm with you. Revisions are very draining. <br /><br />Matthew. Aww, glad you liked it. :)<br /><br />Palindrome. Glad you enjoyed the inspiration.:)<br /><br />Shannon. Aww thanks *blush.*<br />Here is to the brave little toster in all of us. :)<br /><br />Lydia. I agree. It does feel good once it's on paper.:)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-56874624947461150102010-05-14T14:31:40.611-07:002010-05-14T14:31:40.611-07:00Oh it's so hard to say good bye to those first...Oh it's so hard to say good bye to those first words, but it's so worth it!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-54640414385144942472010-05-14T13:13:32.781-07:002010-05-14T13:13:32.781-07:00This is such a great post. All of your posts were...This is such a great post. All of your posts were fantastic this week, Lindsay - really!! I think we all need to have a little of the Brave Little Toaster inside us.<br /><br />Have a great weekend! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-65002415273465197612010-05-14T11:25:41.903-07:002010-05-14T11:25:41.903-07:00Beautifully put!! It's always nice to read som...Beautifully put!! It's always nice to read something inspirational on a bright and sunny day!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-82494378910553839792010-05-14T10:57:29.504-07:002010-05-14T10:57:29.504-07:00Beautifully said. Thanks Lindsay.Beautifully said. Thanks Lindsay.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-32389816159305660902010-05-14T10:36:21.417-07:002010-05-14T10:36:21.417-07:00Happy Friday! I love the first draft the most. It&...Happy Friday! I love the first draft the most. It's revisions that are draining to me. :)Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-20458178645893553542010-05-14T09:23:43.136-07:002010-05-14T09:23:43.136-07:00I can totally relate to this. It took me a year t...I can totally relate to this. It took me a year to finally do a 'real' rewrite and cut of my ms. It's still a work in progress, even though I know it's a lot better now that it was a year ago. It's true that the very first lines of the very first draft were hard for me and I too ended up cutting the entire section off and starting at a completely different place in the story!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-34403964853123298862010-05-14T08:51:42.319-07:002010-05-14T08:51:42.319-07:00This is the most inspirational post I've read ...This is the most inspirational post I've read today. Thanks!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-10942598278977696462010-05-14T07:21:07.793-07:002010-05-14T07:21:07.793-07:00The first draft was the most fun for me. It just ...The first draft was the most fun for me. It just flowed out, and I enjoyed following what happened to my characters as I wrote. It was what came after the first draft--the edits--that I hated, and still hate. My story also doesn't begin anywhere near the way it did with my first draft, and I found it painful to make the changes. I broke about every rule there is with the first draft, but perhaps that is why it was so easy (and fast) for me to write. Now that I've learned so much about writing something geared toward publishing, I think first drafts will be harder now.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618598756518215871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-85929931816207412002010-05-14T06:54:59.317-07:002010-05-14T06:54:59.317-07:00It was the most frustrating, brutal, magical and w...It was the most frustrating, brutal, magical and wonderful process. I definitely had to learn to just write and not agonize over every little thing.<br /><br />Thanks for the postMayowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123151836752576609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-81614145478382145242010-05-14T06:20:29.631-07:002010-05-14T06:20:29.631-07:00Oh I loved that you talked about the brave little ...Oh I loved that you talked about the brave little toaster! That was quite the inspiration for sure!<br /><br />I loved the feeling of writing my first MS it felt great and even though I was stuck at times I pulled through and the end result made me very very happy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-42659326832251718182010-05-14T06:17:12.284-07:002010-05-14T06:17:12.284-07:00The first draft is the hardest for me. I actually ...The first draft is the hardest for me. I actually like dissecting it and fitting it all back together. You're right though, it doesn't matter which is hard, the point is to keep going and not quit :)Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-60948009357486709532010-05-14T06:08:56.384-07:002010-05-14T06:08:56.384-07:00the first draft is a lump of clay. It's the e...the first draft is a lump of clay. It's the edits, revisions, additions, deletions, critiques, love and devotion that turn that lump into something beautiful.<br /><br />I think everyone can identify with that "ack" moment.Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227786909099691933.post-53610186210049238122010-05-14T02:56:47.248-07:002010-05-14T02:56:47.248-07:00I battle with those thoughts too!
Hugs..I battle with those thoughts too! <br />Hugs..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.com